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Bangladesh declares 3-day mourning for Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth records her annual Christmas broadcast in Windsor Castle, England. 2021
Dhaka, Sept 9 -- Bangladesh on Friday declared three days of national mourning for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II who died on Thursday after 70 years on the throne.
From September 9 to September 11, the national flag will be kept at half-mast at all government, semi-government and autonomous organisations, educational institutions, non-government buildings and Bangladesh missions abroad, according to a notification issued by the Cabinet division.
Special prayers for the departed soul will also be arranged, as per the notification.
Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch died on Thursday afternoon at the age of 96.
The Buckingham Palace announced that she died at Balmoral Castle, her summer residence in Scotland, in the presence of members of the Royal Family. - UNB